- Date
- September 3, 1986, 06:53 local (10:53 UTC)
- Place
- Ypsilanti, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N88JFLearjet 24
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860903086229A
- Case key
- 13275
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Crew attempted ILS approach with indefinite ceiling and RVR=o in fog. Co-pilot at controls. During missed approach, acft contacted runway where glideslope intersects terrain with sufficient force to shear all three landing gear. Right engine spolled down during climbout. Crew diverted to detroit metro and effected no gear landing. Minor fire broke out during ground slide. Both altimeters bench checked within tolerances.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88JF
- Reported as
- Learjet 24
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 110
- Airframe hours
- 8,468
- Engine
- GE CJ610-4, 2,580 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John L. Roper
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 25, 1986
- Departed
- MKC · Kansas City, MO
- Destination
- YIP · Ypsilanti, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- YIP · Detroit Willow Run, runway 5R, 7,522 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,468 total · 233 in this make and model · 3,216 as pilot in command · 220 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YIP
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.